(Renfeild12) wrote in message ...
I just got a 120 gallon tank, can i put 4 oscars 3 tinfoil barbs 2 pl*cos in
it, "the guy at the fish store" says this will work any advice is greatly
appreiciated. by the way i had a single oscar in a 75 for about 5 years just
thought a couple more would be more fun. if not what about 3 tinfoil barbs 2
oscars 2 irredesent sharks 2 pl*cos thanks


Perhaps 3 new oscars instead of 4. They can grow to a foot you know.
If you have had a single oscar for 5 years, then it must be pretty
big. I guess that my biggest concern is that if you introduce the 3-5
inch oscars at the pet store (however, some pet stores may have bigger
ones), and if your oscar is huge, then your present oscar may bully
the new and smaller ones. Try to get the 2 largest (and healthy -
important!) oscars you can, and set up them up in your 75 next to/in
the same room as the 120 (if possible) with your big oscar so they can
see each other (good to do anyway 'cause of potential disease from new
fishes.)

Also, to reduce the high amounts of ammonia etc in a newly established
tank, pump roughly 30%-40& of the water from your 75 into your 120 and
then fill the rest with freshwater. That way, your 120 will establish
quicker. Still, don't introduce the 3-4 oscars, 3 tinfoils, & 2 plecs
all at once. That can cause your ammonia, etc, to sky rocket in a new
tank.

Sorry this is long,

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